Compositions

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  • Piano Suite No 1 Mosaics (1977)
  • Piano Concerto No 1 (1977-78)
    Ballet in one act: Chéri (1978)
    Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace – setting of St Francis of Assisi for SATB (1979)
    Ballet in one act: Return of the Soldier (1980-81)
  • Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1983)
    Ballet in one act: Abelard and Heloise (1983)
    Ballet in one act: The Nightingale and the Rose (1983)
    Incidental music for Dance of the Defectors (Lot’s Wife) (1983-84)
    I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills – Psalm 121 for soprano and piano (1984)
    Opera in two acts: Hamlet (1984)
  • Violin Concerto No 1 (1985)
  • Piano Suite No 2 Gargoyles (1986-89)
    Choral Symphony Trumpets from the Steep (1987)
    Opera in two acts: The Go-Between (1991)
    Ballet in two acts: Macbeth (1991)
  • 3 Intermezzi for Piano Caryatids (1991)
  • Sonata No 1 for Violin and Piano (1991)
  • 24 Preludes for Piano Oxymorons (1993)
    Man’s Medley – choral and orchestral settings of George Herbert (1993)
  • Cello Concerto (1994)
    Highland Journal – dance/theatre score with piano, tenor roles (1995)
  • Piano Suite No 3 Mandalas (1996)
  • To a Nobleman in Kyoto – settings of Kukai for baritone and piano (1997)
  • Sonata No 2 for Violin and Piano (1997)
  • Sonata No 1 for Cello and Piano (1998)
    Invocation to Manjughosa – Violin and Piano (2002)
  • Theme and Variations – transcription for piano of the 4th movement from Tchaikovsky’s Suite No 3 Op 55 (2002)
  • Trumpet Concerto (2005)
  • Piano Concerto No 2 (2006)
  • Praise the Lord for all our parents (SATB with organ; also SATB with orchestra) (2008)
  • Old Roses for solo piano (2008)
  • Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano (2008)
  • Quintet for Piano and Strings (2008)
  • Wind and Wings for Wind Trio and Harp (2009)
  • Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2009)
  • Sonatina for Piano (2009)
  • Ode to Memory for string quartet, clarinet, flute and harp (2009)
  • Island Owl – Songs for children of all ages for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra (2010)
  • String Quartet (2010)
  • Nocturne for Cello and Piano (2010)
  • Chios Rhapsody for solo piano (2010)
  • Jonathan’s Grace Notes – four easy pieces for piano (2010)
  • Ode on a Grecian Urn (Keats) – for soprano and piano (2010)
  • The Fairy Garden – six easy pieces for flute and piano (revised 2024)
  • Double Violin Concerto (2011)
  • The Ungathered Blossom of Quiet – a Rupert Brooke song cycle for tenor and piano (2011)
  • Sonata No 2 for Cello and Piano (2011)
  • Encore – variations on “Chopsticks” for solo piano (2012)
  • The Old Vicarage, Grantchester (Rupert Brooke) for baritone, chorus and orchestra (2012)
  • From hearts that live in grace – waltzes for piano (2012)
  • Scenes from Childhood – 9 pieces for piano solo (2012)
  • Clarinet Concerto (2013)
  • Scenes from a South African Childhood – 9 pieces for solo piano (2013)
  • Mary and the Conqueror – an opera in 2 acts (2013)
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano (2014)
  • The Wineland Suite – for woodwind, brass and percussion (2014)
  • Quintet for Cor Anglais and Strings (2014)
  • Barcarolle for solo piano (2014)
  • Song without words for solo piano (2014)
  • Violin Concerto No 2 (2014)
  • Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra (2015)
  • Strange Ghost – an opera in 2 acts (2015)
  • Viola Concerto (2016)
  • Duo Sonata for Viola and Double Bass (2016)
  • Piano Suite No 4 Darshanas (2016)
    The Truly Great – Stephen Spender’s poem set for tenor and piano/chorus and orchestra (2018)
  • Sangharakshita Poems – a cycle of 8 songs for baritone and piano/orchestra (2018)
  • Sextet for Piano and Strings (2018)
  • Symphony in C – a Carbon Symphony (2019)
  • Metta Bhavana for solo piano (2019)
  • Piano Concerto No 3 (2020)
  • 15 Bagatelles for Cello, Clarinet and Piano (2020)
  • Lawrence of Arabia – an opera in 2 acts (2021)
  • Quartet for Piano and Strings (2023)